Chapter 330
After the call connected, Luo Ye wore a mysterious expression, and his first words were:
“Holy Son, a tremendous opportunity for our Divine Sect is about to arrive!”
“Do you want to make progress?”
“?”
...
Under the blue sky, above the white clouds.
The cloud of somersaults danced joyfully with the wind that carried it home, perhaps buoyed by the excellent mood of the young man it bore.
Li Mobai, dressed in white, felt the warmth of the Kongming Wanse Tower in his palm, watching the power of all beings accumulate bit by bit, and he happily stored it away.
The speed of collecting the power of all beings not only didn’t diminish but actually increased quite a bit.
Well, he hadn’t even surpassed ‘Senior Brother Jinwu’ yet, and even if he gathered enough power to manifest a divine form, he still wouldn’t be able to defeat...
“Hey, Heitu Shidi?”
Ying Bing, holding a big-headed doll, noticed the smile on Li Mo’s face and tilted her head slightly.
“...Actually, my father originally named me Li Heitu because a fortune teller said I lacked earth in my five elements.”
Li Mo felt a bit uncomfortable under her gaze.
Ying Bing’s lips twitched slightly, and after a moment of silence, she asked, “What happened next?”
“Later, my mother said that name was too earthy, so they combined it and came up with the character ‘Mo’.”
Ying Bing’s usually serene face softened a bit, as if she could picture the scene back then.
In her past life, there weren’t many people she remembered, aside from the powerful beings that towered above the heavens. Ordinary folks were even fewer, but the uncles and aunts of the Li family left a deep impression on her.
If her uncles and aunts had a grandson in the future, they must not let Uncle Dalong name him...
Suddenly, Ying Bing froze.
Grandson?
Whose grandson would it be, born to her uncles and aunts?
Creak—
The big-headed doll’s head squeaked as it was squeezed.
“Bing Tuozi, your neck is really red.”
Li Mo noticed the rosy hue on her neck and asked seriously, extending his hand to touch her cheek.
But as soon as he made contact with her soft, warm skin, Ying Bing turned her body away.
“It’s nothing.”
“Your face is clearly hot too...”
Little Li was utterly confused.
The wind blew, causing her long hair to dance, and the chilly air of early winter brushed against her face, finally bringing Ying Bing back to reality.
Just as her thoughts settled, another wave of surprises hit her.
A notification sound rang in her ears:
【Congratulations, host! While successfully claiming the top spot on the Talents List, you have also completed the punishment, indicating your satisfaction with the content of the punishment.】
【This shows that the upgrade direction of this system is indeed correct.】
“.....”
Ying Bing’s gaze trembled slightly upon hearing the system’s voice.
“I haven’t opened the rankings yet. Why are you here?”
【Although the rankings haven’t been opened yet, you can draw rewards in advance... or draw punishments!】
“?”
Chapter 360: The Shock of a Little Bit of Infatuation on Returning Home
【Would you like to draw now?】
On the cloud of somersaults, the system’s text quietly floated in the void.
“......”
Ying Bing instinctively lowered her gaze, her eyes reflecting the figure of the upright Li Mo not far away.
As if sensing her thoughts, the system continued:
【That’s right, no need to doubt. Since the last top spot was you, the punishment conditions will be drawn from the mind of the previous top contender.】
To put it plainly.
It was still those... those images in Little Li’s mind that opened the door to a new world... certain things that, once drawn...
The warmth that had just settled in Ying Bing began to rise again.
But.
Since she had to draw anyway, it was just a matter of sooner or later.
Before the Talents List gathered in the Imperial Capital, she needed to be in the top three.
Those at the forefront of the Talents List were not easy to deal with. The Demon Holy Son, the Celestial Wonder Immortal, the Heavenly Sword of Tribulation, the Star of Penglai—these prodigies had very little difference in strength, each backed by a powerful force with unfathomable depth.
Her position alongside Li Mo among them indicated that, in the eyes of the Yantian Sect, their strengths were quite close.
And then there was that unique existence among all the prodigies—the Crown Prince of Dayu.
In her past life, she had defeated him at the age of twenty, in the prime of youth, with her divine perception at nine apertures.
Now, she was three years ahead of schedule.
【Drawing the next punishment condition for the host...】
As her thoughts settled, the same light curtain as before appeared, flashing with images.
The scene depicted a dimly lit room. There was light, but it didn’t come from above; rather, it emanated from... the floor?
The light was pink...
Was that a bed? But it was clearly filled with water; who would pour water into a bed?
There was also a woman dressed in a way that didn’t seem to belong to this world, her eyes covered with a veil, unlike Princess Jiang, who wore white, this one was black.
Oh, and she was tied up.
It was the same kind of binding as Senior Brother Ouyang...
“Is this punishment about escaping?”
A hint of curiosity surfaced on Ying Bing’s usually calm face.
What kind of punishment was this?
“Bing Tuozi, are you daydreaming?”
Li Mo was munching on a spirit fruit that nourished the soul, something like a watermelon, crisp and delicious, though it hadn’t been chilled, which was a slight disappointment.
Well, Little Li truly had no idea that the study materials in his mind had already been made public...
Ahem, saying “made public” might not be quite right, since only Bing Tuozi had seen them.
If he had seen them, he would probably exclaim:
“Holy crap, a uniform...”
“Hmm?”
Li Mo’s gaze dropped, noticing her long, fair fingers tightly gripping the hem of her skirt, twisted into a ball.
She seemed quite uncomfortable, even a bit pained.
Was something wrong?
【Preparing Punishment One: A private room to do as you please.】
“.....”
Ying Bing’s eyelashes fluttered, her deep gaze rippling like waves, as if the trees wished to be still but the wind would not cease.
Where had he seen these things?
Perhaps because they had acted together in a play, she instinctively replaced the male and female leads in the system’s images with the best male and female leads of Qingyuan Sect.
But having too vivid an imagination wasn’t necessarily a good thing...
The images continued.
This time, it was a riverside park at sunset, where a couple sat on a bench, bathed in the glow of dusk.
The woman nestled in the man’s arms, her head resting on his shoulder, her movements wild and noisy, as if they were fighting.
After a moment, the woman lifted her head, shyly saying:
“What’s poking me?”
And the man’s neck was already marked with a large bruise.
Ying Bing’s eyes reflected all of this.
The Empress of the Phoenix Heaven was slightly shocked by a little bit of infatuation.
She had never seen such things.
The Gui Palace and the Qingluan Clan were basically no different, and perhaps even more so, as the Qingluan were waiting for their destined ones, while the disciples of the Gui Palace completely followed their leader, transcending the mundane.
Love and romance were nowhere near as important as the pursuit of the Dao.
【Preparing Punishment Two: Plant forty-nine strawberries.】
“Is... is this normal?”
The Cold Fairy’s gaze lost focus slightly; she truly didn’t know.
But these were all the thoughts of the upright Little Li.
“Bing Tuozi, what are you mumbling about?”
At that moment, her shoulder was gently nudged, and Ying Bing instinctively turned around, only to find him looking at her with concern, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly as if he had just swallowed something...
The images that had just been suppressed surged back into her mind.
Ying Bing felt a sudden itch in her heart, which spread through her blood to her fingertips, causing her fingers to curl unconsciously.
“No wonder the intimate clothing you bought is all like that.”
“Ahem, those are all local styles from the Southern Wilderness; the shopkeeper insisted on giving them to me...”
Upright Little Li was still being stubborn.
Ying Bing raised her eyes, tucking her hair behind her ear:
“When I passed by there, I heard the shopkeeper say that there was a gentleman from the Central Plains who was all about fitting in with local customs.”
“.....”
Under her penetrating gaze, Little Li swallowed hard.
Why did it always feel like Bing Tuozi could see right through his heart?
His expression quickly turned serious as he pointed into the distance, saying:
“Bing Tuozi, we’re almost there. Hey, is that our home?”
“Mm.”
Although Ying Bing didn’t know the way, she still nodded gently.
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She wanted to pretend nothing had happened, but the system’s punishment draw was still ongoing.
【Displaying Preparation Punishment Three for the host...】
...
At dusk.
The cloud of somersaults passed through thousands of mountains and rivers, finally leaving the Southern Wilderness and arriving at the nearby Eastern Wasteland.
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